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Your House is My ATM

An interesting thing happened in Croydon on Saturday. At a special school district meeting, 377 people decided that the voters who attended the annual meeting in March hadn’t offered enough charity ($800,000) to parents of school-aged children, so they gathered to extort more (an extra $900,000) through the threat of force (give us the money, …

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taxation isnt always theft

Notable Quote – and proves that “Taxation is Theft” just like that!

Or, a bit longer with more words. But the conclusion is the same: Among the assumptions at the foundation of this article is that we human beings extend our ability to achieve our goals by cooperating with each other. And the greater is the number of individuals with whom we cooperate, the greater is the …

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Democrat Stronghold Still Allowing BLM Mobs To Extort Local Businesses

In early August, we reported on an extortion racket in Louisville, Kentucky. Local businesses are expected to give 1.5% of sales to approved non-profits and meet various other demands. If you refuse? you get a visit from some toughs, possibly a mob. It’s illegal, but local Democrats have done nothing to stop it.

Gavin Newsom

CA Gov. Newsom pulls a Washington Monument Syndrome moment

The “Washington Monument strategy” is named after a tactic used by the National Park Service to threaten closure of the popular Washington Monument when lawmakers proposed serious cuts in spending on parks. Roll Call calls it “an old legislative ploy where an agency threatens to close popular services first.” (H/T: Political Dictionary). And Gov. Gavin Newsom …

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